Conveyance locating system and method for multiple conveyances on the same right-of-way
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1. A method for identifying multiple conveyances of a single service provider on a common right of way, comprising the steps of:
- impressing on each conveyance of the same service provider a locating signal of a prescribed frequency; and
impressing a pulsed confirmation signal on each conveyance of the same service provider, wherein the pulsed confirmation signal is unique to each conveyance and contains information which uniquely identifies said conveyance and which also identifies its relationship with the other conveyances such that when the pulsed confirmation signal is received by a technician, the technician will be alerted to the total number of conveyances belonging to the same service provider along the right-of-way.
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Abstract
A service provider that buries multiple utility conveyances (12a. 12b and 12c) along a common right of way (14) may facilitate their location via a technician (24) by impressing a pulsed confirmation signal (23) on each conveyance in addition to a conventional locate signal (16). The pulsed confirmation signal is uniquely identifies that conveyance, but also contains information that identifies the total number of conveyances and their relationship with each other.
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1. A method for identifying multiple conveyances of a single service provider on a common right of way, comprising the steps of:
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impressing on each conveyance of the same service provider a locating signal of a prescribed frequency; and
impressing a pulsed confirmation signal on each conveyance of the same service provider, wherein the pulsed confirmation signal is unique to each conveyance and contains information which uniquely identifies said conveyance and which also identifies its relationship with the other conveyances such that when the pulsed confirmation signal is received by a technician, the technician will be alerted to the total number of conveyances belonging to the same service provider along the right-of-way. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for locating multiple conveyances of a single service provider on a common right of way, comprising the steps of:
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impressing on each conveyance of the same service provider a locating signal of a prescribed frequency; and
impressing a pulsed confirmation signal on each conveyance of the same service provider, wherein the pulsed confirmation signal is unique to each conveyance and contains information which uniquely identifies said conveyance and which also identifies its relationship with the other conveyances;
receiving the locating signal via a receiver to establish the general location of the conveyance; and
receiving the pulsed confirmation signal via the receiver to precisely locate the conveyance and to determine to the total number of conveyances belonging to the same service provider along the right-of-way. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. Apparatus for identifying multiple conveyances of a single service provider on a common right of way, comprising the steps of:
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locate signal generator means for impressing on each conveyance of the same service provider a locating signal of a prescribed frequency; and
confirmation signal generator means for impressing a pulsed confirmation signal on each conveyance of the same service provider, wherein the pulsed confirmation signal is unique to each conveyance and contains information which uniquely identifies said conveyance and which also identifies its relationship with the other conveyances such that when the pulsed confirmation signal is received by a technician, the technician will be alerted to the total number of conveyances belonging to the same service provider along the right-of-way. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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